Beauty as Scripture’s Theme
The idea of beauty is present in the first chapters of the Bible, as God creates and then makes the evaluative judgement that it was… Read More »Beauty as Scripture’s Theme
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Beauty in Scripture’s Words and Forms
C. S. Lewis once wrote that the modern dilemma is either to taste and not to know or to know and not to taste—or, more… Read More »Beauty in Scripture’s Words and Forms
Beauty in the Hebrew Bible
Few Christians would say that beauty is unbiblical. After all, they vaguely remember references to “the beauty of holiness” or the desire “to behold the… Read More »Beauty in the Hebrew Bible
In Pursuit of a Doxology
In 1962, A. W. Tozer warned that the evangelical church was missing a jewel. “Now, worship is the missing jewel in modern evangelicalism. We’re organized;… Read More »In Pursuit of a Doxology
Love for Christ & Scripture-Regulated Worship 7: Loving What Christ Loves
I am forming an argument for Scripture-regulated worship from two pillars: the authority of Christ and our love for him (Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6). If Christ… Read More »Love for Christ & Scripture-Regulated Worship 7: Loving What Christ Loves
What is a Living Book?
I have used the term “living book” here a number of times when discussing the books we choose for our homeschool education. In some educational… Read More »What is a Living Book?
Beautiful Poetry Anthologies for Children
In honor of national poetry month, here is a list of my favorite poetry anthologies to use with children. A Child’s Garden of Verses by… Read More »Beautiful Poetry Anthologies for Children
Beautiful Baby Books: A List of Recommendations
I got a great question recently, and it’s one I’ve given a lot of thought to since Christopher was born last June. The question was… Read More »Beautiful Baby Books: A List of Recommendations
Preserving Transcendent Beauty
Last week I began a series that seeks to answer the question of how important one’s philosophy of culture and worship is in relation to… Read More »Preserving Transcendent Beauty
Why Tolkien Wrote About Middle-Earth
Some Evangelicals’ credo might be: “There is only one Tolkien, and Peter Jackson is his Prophet.” While there is no denying that the art of… Read More »Why Tolkien Wrote About Middle-Earth
The Holy Spirit and decent and orderly worship
In the fourteenth chapter of 1 Corinthians, Paul rebukes the church for its chaotic worship. It seems that the problems included women teachers (14:33b-35), the… Read More »The Holy Spirit and decent and orderly worship
Is there any room for preference?
I have often argued (such as in Sound Worship) that it is the responsibility of Christians to change their tastes for beauty to match what is truly… Read More »Is there any room for preference?
The Green Book
Poor Alex and Martin. Misters King and Ketley had no idea that their forgettable English textbook would unleash one of the twentieth century’s most eloquent… Read More »The Green Book
The beauty of truth
Pilate’s question to Jesus in John 18:30—“What is truth?”—is no less relevant today than it was then. In its most basic definition, something is true… Read More »The beauty of truth
The Power of Beauty to Educate the Emotions
Sanctification is a lifelong process for a believer. Although a Christian is freed from the power and penalty of sin, he still must deal with… Read More »The Power of Beauty to Educate the Emotions
The Aesthetic Nature of Truth
Conservative evangelicals admirably repudiate emergent leaders who argue that both content and form must be contextualized; evangelicals insist that since God’s Word is inspired and… Read More »The Aesthetic Nature of Truth
Samwise Gamgee understands the power of poetry and music
I have spoken many times about the power of poetry and music to express what words alone cannot. Yesterday evening, as I was reading The Two… Read More »Samwise Gamgee understands the power of poetry and music
Change your tastes
During the years I was in college and the one year before I was married, I ate a lot of junk food. I grew to… Read More »Change your tastes
Article 9: On Harmony and Variety in Ordinate Expression
This is a series to further explain the articles of “A Conservative Christian Declaration.” . We affirm that inordinate expressions of worship often arise from… Read More »Article 9: On Harmony and Variety in Ordinate Expression
Beauty
Beauty has been classically defined as that which pleases when apprehended (Thomas Aquinas). Both terms in that definition are worth considering. First, “apprehended.” Beauty can… Read More »Beauty
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